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Responsibilities
CrossCountry Consulting is seeking a Practice leader for their Accounting Advisory business division to stand up our new Dallas office. This leader will fulfill a key leadership role within our business and be responsible for growing and strategically positioning CrossCountry Consulting as an industry leader during a period of ambitious growth.
As a Practice Leader responsible for CrossCountry’s Accounting Advisory service offerings you will focus on providing high-value solutions in the areas of corporate transactions, accounting standard implementation, financial reporting, and operational accounting, In this leadership role you will also be accountable for other practice-related activities including business development, client relationship management, account management, project oversight, recruiting, and other practice operations.
Primary Objectives
1. Practice Leadership:
Be responsible and accountable for the Accounting Advisory practice, including setting the growth strategy in line with our Core Values and driving account management, recruiting, and other operational areas, including:
· Account management: oversee client engagements, maintain strong relationships with senior client personnel, have a solid understanding of clients’ business, and ensure the quality of deliverables and satisfaction on engagements.
· Coaching and Development: Provide coaching and training opportunities for team members leveraging individual skills and our people-first culture.
· Recruiting and Retention: take an active role in attracting, interviewing, hiring, and retaining top talent
· Thought leadership: share expertise in technical domain(s) with team members and clients, including case studies, white papers, learning materials, and other resources
2. Business Development:
· Actively pursue business development opportunities and market a full range of services to prospective clients including using existing relationships to generate new opportunities
· Support the business development team with client delivery or sector-specific expertise
· Foster culture of growth and a business development mindset
· Act as a thought leader in the market
3. Technical Delivery:
Provide high-quality consulting services by taking personal ownership for delivering client engagements that are fact-driven, solution-oriented, and meet CrossCountry’s standard for quality.
Supervise execution teams, provide senior project leadership and manage evolving client management needs for operational and technical accounting such as:
· Preparation of financial statements, typically in connection with acquisitions, carve-outs, proposed sale transactions, restatements, etc.
· Support IPO Program Management
· Assist in the design and implementation of new accounting policies and procedures
· Assess and design reporting processes to adhere to and support SEC reporting (10-K, 10-Q, 8-K etc.) and management reporting requirements.
· Streamline the financial accounting close process; including accelerating and streamlining monthly and quarterly reporting processes
· Oversee and manage financial reporting and operational system implementations
- A proven leader with 20+ years of related management consulting experience
- Big Four or equivalent (Ernst &Young, Deloitte, KPMG, PWC) audit or consulting experience.
- Significant client interaction and experience, particularly showing the ability to develop strong and influential client relationships
- Business acumen with a strong understanding of accounting and business processes as well as information systems
- Strong leadership skills with a proven ability to foster an environment of collaboration and excellence
- Mentorship and people development capabilities
- Proven business development proficiency, with strong networking skills
- Effective verbal and written communication skills including comfort with executive audiences
- Strong attention to detail with the ability to think from a “big picture” perspective
- Creativity, confidence, and flexibility
- High energy, enthusiasm, and an entrepreneurial spirit!
- Great sense of humor!
Certifications
Education
- Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in accounting, business, finance
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